There was a time when book covers had oodles of personality rather than the montonous machine-printed images we're familiar with today. And now there's an exhibition in NYC paying homage to the artistic talents used in book covers dating back to 1470. Take in some of the exhibition here: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/02/judging-a-book-by-its-cover/

📸: Photo of Book of Hours, Use of Paris (Latin). Paris: Michaël Dauplet, 1673